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Alphabet-owned technology company Waymo has reached 4 million miles on the road. Waymo has said that as it further develops its technology, each additional mile will come more and more quickly. it took six months for the company to accumulate its last million miles, while it took three times as long to complete its first million. so far, Waymo has tested self-driving vehicles in 23 American cities. It has also created 20,000 unique scenarios on a private test track to ensure that autonomous cars are prepared for any situation. Some scenarios include simulations of people jumping out of canvas or aggressive drivers quickly backing out of a driveway.

According to Business Insider, autonomous cars start hitting the market by the end of 2019.
By the end of 2019, Google spinoff Waymo, Uber, and GM all plan to have fleets of autonomous cars deployed in various US cities.
The cars will provide on-demand rides for passengers.
By eliminating the cost of the driver, these rides are expected to be far cheaper than typical Uber or Lyft rides.
The rides will even cheaper than owning a car for personal transportation.

According to Business Insider, Waymo, Uber, and GM are all planning to have fleets of autonomous cars deployed in various U.S. cities for on-demand passenger rides by the end of 2019. The rides are expected to be cheaper than a typical Uber or Lyft. Analysts are also already predicting that cheap on-demand autonomous rides service will result in a decline in car ownership rates in the U.S. According to PriceWaterhouseCooper, the total number of cars on the road in the United States and European Union will drop from 556 million in 2017 to 416 million in 2030.

Autonomous car development company Waymo is aiming to expand its services to Europe. Waymo already has two European partners to that have signed up to use its technology. Italy's Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and the UK's Jaguar Land Rover have reportedly signed contracts. Waymo adds its spending more time in Europe to better understand regulatory and policy environment.

Waymo has submitted an application to begin testing driverless cars in California without a backup driver present. The company is Google parent Alphabet's self-driving unit.
As reported by The San Francisco Chronicle, Waymo will begin the testing near its Mountain View headquarters. The company's self-driving units have been in test runs in the area for a while now. Always with a backup driver. After testing driverless vehicles in the area, Waymo will move to testing in the denser city streets of the Bay Area. A spokesperson for Waymo declined to comment further.